One theme found in the novel was gender roles. Many of the women of the Grand Isle had particular duties as women and mothers. One of these duties was to be submissive to their husbands. For example, Edna’s Husband “look[ed] at his wife as one looks at a valuable piece of personal property which has suffered some damage.” (Chopin 3). To Mr. Pontellier, his wife was an object he owned, much like a slave, rather than a human being. Another example of this was when Chopin stated, “If it is not a mother’s place to look after children, whose on earth was it?” (Chopin 7). Again, women were kept at home to clean and cook and keep watch over children, while men lived social lives without a care about such trivial duties; housework was only for women.
Dang, Delaney, that was so well put it makes me want to take a stand and raise my voice. Like why should men think that they are more valuable or better than women. Men and Women are equal and should be treted like that and its awful that people would discriminate against such rationals.
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